Living with other people isn’t always easy, even if you’re close friends. Setting some ground rules, usually in writing, is common advice for roommates, but have you actually done it? How do you approach laying out the rules with your roommates?

At some point, conflict will happen between housemates. As a former RA, one way I know to proactively reduce this conflict is to write out your home’s rules so everyone remembers what they agreed to. Do you have written rules with your roommates? If not, what other strategies do you use to make sure you all get along? Share your tips in the discussion below and help others avoid being stuck with cleaning up after their roommates.